band: Tool
album: Aenima
tuning: drop D
(DADGBe::RE LA RE SOL SI mi;7th fret on 6th string (thickest)
has to sound like 5th string on air)
………………………………………………………………………………….
NOTE: This tab is based on the cd track song.This tab is my own work, but I have been
helped by looking many other tabs of this song along the internet.So after comparing
all these sources and hearing to the song for thousands of times this is what I can
offer.I hope you enjoy! This is a relatively easy song to play because it’s downtuned
to D, so at least for me the hardest thing was to getting the timing. I’ve tried to
represent on this tab any little variations or details that i could hear so you can
reach to sound ‘a little bit’more like Tool,this is the cause of it’s size.
Nevertheless, I’m afraid that we’re several lightspeed years far away from that
(at least me!). I’ve specified the whole riffs of this song including the time when
they start. I’ve also copy-pasted every riff even if it was repeated from above, to
make the reading easier.
Anyway, have fun ‘cos that’s what the music is about.
-viei-
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intro
e—————————————-
B————————————–5-
G———-4——4-4–4——4-4——– X 4 Actually I don’t think that this
D—————————————- part is played by the guitarrist.
A—————————————- In my opinion, is Danny(the drummer)
D—-2-2——2———–2——–2—– who plays these notes recorded in some
electronic stuff on his drumkit.
e—————————————- Anyway, you can play it with the guitar
B————————–5–5–5–5>>>- X 1 just for fun!
G———-4——4-4–4—————–
D—————————————-
A—————————————-
D—-2-2——2————————–
before starting with the main thing, the guitarrist plays some
harmonics that i could not figure out(sorry).
main:(00:25)
——————————–
——————————–
——————————– X 8
——————————–
—————————5—-
—-2-/—vvvv—————–
1/2 bend and let ring with vibrato at the end
when Maynard starts singing:(00:36)
—————————————
—————————————
————————————— X 16
—————————————
——————–5—————— >>—-
—-2—2—-10—10–0——————
let ring
main*:(01:26) *(little change)
——————————–
——————————–
——————————– X 8
——————————–
—————————5—- >>—-
—-2—2—-10—10–0——————
let ring
bridge(02:28)
————————–
————————–
————————– X 1
————————–
—-7—-3–3-5–7–5-/—
—-7—-3–3-5–5–5-/—
let ring with smooth bend up
ok, I know that it seems quite long but don’t panic ‘cos they’re just the same few riffs
played with little variations.
I wanted to specify every single part for making
it easier to read this tab…
…so till this point, the bass line is basically the same as
the guitar thing (or that’s what I think).
Remember to downtune your bass to drop D (DADG::RE LA RE SOL)
Now comes the strange part of the solo, and bass does like this until I tell you:
bass line:(02:33)
G———
D—-3—- X 1
A———
D———
just the first time
—————————————- >
————–3—————0ho3—— |
—————————————- |
—-0-2—2-2——-0-2—2-2———– |
hammer on | X 4 with guitar harmonics
| on 4th loop
—————————————- |
————–3—————3po0—— |
—————————————- |
—-0-2—2-2——-0-2—2-2———– |
pull of >
(when drums start or come louder)
—————————————- >
————–3—————0ho3—— |
—————————————- |
—-0-2—2-2——-0-2—2-2———– |
hammer on | X 4 with guitar harmonics
| on 4th loop
—————————————- |
————–3—————3po0—— |
—————————————- |
—-0-2—2-2——-0-2—2-2———– |
pull of >
Now you can here the guitar playing some harmonics that I can’t figure out
guitar solo(02:57)
——-0—–0—–0—–0—
—-3—–3—–3—–3——
—————————– X 4
—————————–
—————————–
—————————–
(03:02)
—————————–
—————————–
—-9>>>>——————– X 1
—-9>>>>——————–
—-7>>>>——————–
—————————–
slide down
(03:05)
——————————-
—-xx–xx——xx–xx–xx—–
—-xx–xx——xx–xx–xx—– X 1 with some harmonics after
—-xx–xx——xx–xx–xx—–
—-xx–xx——xx–xx–xx—–
—-xx–xx——xx–xx–xx—–
the x’s tabbed inmediately above, represent the next chord played making
no pressure on the strings.let’s call it a left handed palm muted or something.
English is not my mother language 🙂
—
-5-
-4-
-2-
-2-
-2-
(03:07)
——-0—–0—–0—–0—
—-3—–3—–3—–3——
—————————– X 4
—————————–
—————————–
—————————–
(03:13)
—-0>>-0>>——–0—–0—–0—-0—0>>—–
—-5>>-6>>—–6—–6—–6—–6—6-5sd3—-
———————————————— X 1
————————————————
————————————————
————————————————
let ring let ring
sd = slide down
(03:18)
——-0—–0—–0—–0—
—-3—–3—–3—–3——
—————————– X 4
—————————–
—————————–
—————————–
end of solo
(03:24)
——————————-
——————————- X 2
——————————-
—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2-0-0—-
—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2-0-0—-
—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2-0-0—-
palm mute the whole riff
——————————-
——————————- X 2
——————————-
—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2—–
—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2—–
—-2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2—–
gradually take away your right hand till not palm mute.
awesome riff(03:30)
——-
——- X 1
——-
—0—
—0—
—0—
—x-x–x—x-x–x–
—5-5–7—5-5–3– X 2
—4-4–6—4-4–2–
—2-2–4—2-2–0–
—x-x–x—x-x–x–
—x-x–x—x-x–x–
(03:35)
—————————————————-
—————————————————- X 1
—————————————————-
—-0–0–0-0—0–0–0–0-0—0–0–0–0-0–0——
—-2—–2-2—0–2—–2-2—0–2—–2-2–0-14ss-
—-0—–0-0—0–0—–0-0—0–0—–0-0–0-12ss-
| | slide down the whole thing
————-
pattern
(03:40)
——-
——- X 1
——-
—0—
—0—
—0—
—x-x–x—x-x—–
—5-5–7—5-5—– X 2
—4-4–6—4-4—–
—2-2–4—2-2–0–
—x-x–x—x-x–0–
—x-x–x—x-x–0–
at this point use this chord,where your left hand is not used,
to move it(your left hand) fast to the 12th fret to reach the next riff
(03:46)
—————————
————————— X 3
—————————
—-12—12-12-12—12—–
—-14v–14-14-14—12—–
—-12—12-12-12—12—–
slight vibrato
———-
———- X 1
———-
—-12sd–
—-14sd–
—-12sd–
slide down
bridge 2:(03:52)
————————————————
————————————————
———————————————— X 2
—-12—12-12ss–14—-11—–2-2–2-2–2-2—-
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9—–2-2–2-2–2-2—-
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9—–2-2–2-2–2-2—-
slide up
(04:02)
————————————–
————————————–
————————————– X 1
—-12—12-12ss–14—-11—–9>>—-
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9—–7>>—-
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9—–7>>—-
slide up (distortion OFF)
(04:09)without distortion
—————————————–0—-0——
—————————————–0—-0——
—————————————–0—-0—- X 1
—-12—12-12ss–14—-11—–9>>—-9—–9——
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9—–7>>—-7—–7——
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9—–7>>—-7—–7——
slide up let ring
(04:16)without distortion till (distortion ON)
—————————————-
—————————————-
—————————————- X 2
—-12—12-12ss–14—-11>>————
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9>>————
—-10—10-10ss–12—–9>>————
slide up (distortion ON)
(04:19)
———————————————————
—-5———–5———–5———–8–8-8–1010-7— X 1
—-4———–4———–4———–7–7-7–9-9–6—
—-2–x—x-x–2–x—x-x–2–x-x-x-x–5–5-5ho7-7–4—
—-2–x—x-x–2–x—x-x–2–x-x-x-x–5–5-5ho7-7–4—
—-2–x—x-x–2–x—x-x–2–x-x-x-x–5–5-5ho7-7–4—
(04:26)
———————————————————
—-5———–5———–5———–8–8-8–1010-7— X 1
—-4———–4———–4———–7–7-7–9-9–6—
—-2–x-x-x-x–2–x—x-x–2–x-x-x-x–5–5-5ho7-7–4—
—-2–x-x-x-x–2–x—x-x–2–x-x-x-x–5–5-5ho7-7–4—
—-2–x-x-x-x–2–x—x-x–2–x-x-x-x–5–5-5ho7-7–4—
chorus**:(04:42) **(no changes from above)
——————————————–
———————-3–3—3-3————
———————-2–2—2-2———— X 3
—-2—2—-10—10–0–0—0-0–xx-2-3—-
—-2—2—-10—10–0–0—0-0–xx-2-3—-
—-2—2—-10—10–0–0—0-0–xx-2-3—-
left hand over all the strings muting them
and scratch upside down with right hand (do it
twice(as shown with x’s) very fast.
outro:
——————————————-
——————————————-
——————————————- X 1
—-2—2—-10—10———————–
—-2—2—-10—10—————5>>>—-
—-2—2—-10—10–0——————
let ring
That’s all I can say.Be patient, this song is not hard to play.
If you have better ideas for this song or you wanna discuss
about any Kyuss,RATM,Tool… song or you just have any interesting
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